For our event on May 5, 2011, our speaker will be Jim Sharpe, HBS Senior Lecturer, Entrepreneurial Management Unit. His presentation will center around "Career Transitions - From Large Corporations to Owning his Own Business and Back to HBS with Lessons Learnt Along the Way"

In Jim's own words: " Upon graduation from HBS, I was on an unwavering path to a corporate career and entrepreneurship was the furthest thing from my mind. Ten years later, I took on 10 times my net worth in debt and made the plunge into running my own business. After 21 years of wonderful experiences, I sold the business and found myself back at HBS; not in the skydeck, but in front of the room, teaching.

Along the way I learned a lot about how to turn around troubled businesses, grow my own business on a global scale, work with my spouse, also from HBS, raise a family, leave the business in good hands and learn to teach the case method!"

Jim Sharpe is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management unit. He teaches a second year elective course on turnarounds and The Entrepreneurial Manager, a first year required course. His interests are in the areas of search funds, manufacturing, B2B niche marketing, turnarounds, pricing, leadership, family balance, large/small company differences, ethics, exit strategies and employee empowerment.

Prior to joining the HBS faculty, Jim was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence during the 2009-2010 academic year counseling students and alumni and contributing to the Harbus.

This event is sponsored by Red Ventures. Red Ventures has generously offered to sponsor this event at their new Corporate Headquarters.